Ep 150: BamGoos and Podcars
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We start the show by explaining the difference between Bonenkai and Shinenkai.
Feeling the Christmas spirit? Instead of buying something you don't really need, why not help out some blind kids in India? The Starfish Children's Fund is Planet Japan's official charity. Check out their great new video!
Jen's getting married next week and we discover that it might not be a good idea for her to live with her in-laws after the wedding.
President Bush got a lesson in fashion (shoes, to be specific) while in Baghdad last week.
There's apparently a cannabis "crisis" in Japan. Meanwhile, archeologists who dug up a 2700-year-old tomb in China were surprised to find two pounds of marijuana buried with a "blue-eyed caucasian man." (Hat Tip to Peter!)
Our revived Blog of the Week honor goes to Maki Itoh, who writes a fascinating blog about the Japanese language called Hungry for Words. Speaking of hungry, she also writes two excellent blogs about Japanese food...Just Hungry and Just Bento. Not to mention her own personal blog. This woman is a writing machine. Check her out!
In this week's Religion Corner, we take a look at the controversy swirling around the Mexican edition of Playboy Magazine, which featured a familiar-looking woman on their most recent cover.
In our Tech Corner, we present Japan's newest transportation innovation, a bamboo car nicknamed the BamGoo.
Meanwhile, a Swedish company called VECTUS has designed and developed an amazing podcar system, which could well represent the future of mass transit. Check out the way cool video below.
Our Dick of the Week is a woman from Washington State who had some odd ideas about marriage. (Hat Tip to Diane!)
We close the show with a fun song called Red Bazooka from a great Japanese band called EEE (Triple E), courtesy of the fine folks at Jindies.com.
That's it for now. Thanks for listening!
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